UTP selects Cisco Borderless Network architecture
Monday, June 13, 2011 7:52 AM
(Source: Datamonitor)
Cisco has announced that the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, known as UTP, has completed the modernization of its campus and research networks based on the Cisco Borderless Network architecture.With the new, IPv6-enabled infrastructure, UTP is leveraging the value of the network for education and research and provides secure wired and wireless Internet access for more than 9,000 students and 1,000 employees.
As a result of the implementation, network speed has increased to 8 gigabits per second. A total of 75 Cisco wireless access points provide access across the campus, including all classrooms and the university library.
The Cisco Borderless Network Architecture at UTP is based on two Cisco ASR 9010 Routers and two Cisco 7609 Routers. The Cisco ASR 9010 Routers enable the exchange of traffic with PIONIER, an optical broadband network dedicated to R&D in the area of information technology and telecommunications. Cisco Catalyst Series 6500, 4500 and 3560E edge switches connect the end users.
Due to the high number of users connecting to the network, security has been a key aspect of the network modernization. Highly secure connectivity is enabled by the Cisco ASA 5580 firewall and the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System. Part of Cisco's security management suite, Cisco Security MARS is an appliance-based, all-inclusive solution that helps identify, manage and counter security threats. It helps ensure the safety of both devices connecting to the network as well as applications.
In addition to the campus infrastructure, UTP renewed its network dedicated to science research. Enabled by the research network, the university's research team is working on projects related to sensory networks and location-based services. An increase in network throughput allows cameras to transmit laboratory observations and measurements so that research can be shared with other institutions in the framework of e-labs being created by the university, the company said.
The design and implementation was carried out by Solidex, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner in Poland. The project was co-financed by the European Union under the Innovative Economy Operational Program.
Piotr Skirski, regional sales manager, Public Sector, Cisco Poland, said: "The fact that the entire infrastructure on the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz is IPv6-enabled is a major step forward in the introduction of this standard in Poland.
"Very soon, the free pool of IPv4 addresses will run dry, and IPv6 is the only long-term solution the industry has available to continue growth in the manner that the world has come to expect. The introduction of IPv6 is essential for the growth of Internet and especially for the academic community to be able to lead in innovative research and to support education."
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Cisco has announced that the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, known as UTP, has completed the modernization of its campus and research networks based on the Cisco Borderless Network architecture.With the new, IPv6-enabled infrastructure, UTP is leveraging the value of the network for education and research and provides secure wired and wireless Internet access for more than 9,000 students and 1,000 employees.As a result of the implementation, network speed has increased to 8 gigabits per second. A total of 75 Cisco wireless access points provide access across the campus, including all classrooms and the university library.
The Cisco Borderless Network Architecture at UTP is based on two Cisco ASR 9010 Routers and two Cisco 7609 Routers. The Cisco ASR 9010 Routers enable the exchange of traffic with PIONIER, an optical broadband network dedicated to R&D in the area of information technology and telecommunications. Cisco Catalyst Series 6500, 4500 and 3560E edge switches connect the end users.
Due to the high number of users connecting to the network, security has been a key aspect of the network modernization. Highly secure connectivity is enabled by the Cisco ASA 5580 firewall and the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System. Part of Cisco's security management suite, Cisco Security MARS is an appliance-based, all-inclusive solution that helps identify, manage and counter security threats. It helps ensure the safety of both devices connecting to the network as well as applications.
In addition to the campus infrastructure, UTP renewed its network dedicated to science research. Enabled by the research network, the university's research team is working on projects related to sensory networks and location-based services. An increase in network throughput allows cameras to transmit laboratory observations and measurements so that research can be shared with other institutions in the framework of e-labs being created by the university, the company said.
The design and implementation was carried out by Solidex, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner in Poland. The project was co-financed by the European Union under the Innovative Economy Operational Program.
Piotr Skirski, regional sales manager, Public Sector, Cisco Poland, said: "The fact that the entire infrastructure on the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz is IPv6-enabled is a major step forward in the introduction of this standard in Poland.
"Very soon, the free pool of IPv4 addresses will run dry, and IPv6 is the only long-term solution the industry has available to continue growth in the manner that the world has come to expect. The introduction of IPv6 is essential for the growth of Internet and especially for the academic community to be able to lead in innovative research and to support education."
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